Fade To Black

Dec 08 2024 196 ep. 92 mins 88

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Fade To Black is a weekly film culture podcast co-hosted by film critics Hanna Flint (@hannaflint), Clarisse Loughrey (@clarisselou) and Amon Warmann (@amonwarmann). It takes a deep dive into the latest movie news, hot cinema takes and reviews the best new releases all in one place. It also gives listeners a chance to hear from some of the brightest stars of cinema through exclusive interviews with major talent. The podcast champions inclusivity by covering a broad spectrum of film and culture topics so that listeners can discover a diverse range of movies to seek out.

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Episode 185: Nightbitch, Unstoppable, with Jon Watts and Christopher Ford

Dec 08 2024 66 mins

This week, we review the Amy Adams-fronted, Marielle Heller-directed NIGHTBITCH (07:03), and William Goldenberg’s UNSTOPPABLE (23:13), which tells the story of disabled champion wrestler Anthony Robles. Then Clarisse speaks to the creators of STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW, Jon Watts and Christopher Ford (39:08), and in our HOT TAKE (52:06) we dive into some SKELETON CREW spoilers as

Episode 184: Conclave, Your Monster, with Auliʻi Cravalho

Dec 01 2024 62 mins

Make way, make way! For this week, Amon speaks to Moana herself – Auliʻi Cravalho – about returning for MOANA 2 (10:39). Meanwhile, we gather our own conclave to review the papal thriller CONCLAVE (20:21) and the Melissa Barrera-fronted horror musical romcom YOUR MONSTER (41:03). And, in our HOT TAKE (51:40), we fight over the question: what’s the best Disney animated seque

Episode 183: Blitz, Layla, Wicked with Malcolm Washington and Danielle Deadwyler

Nov 24 2024 71 mins

This week, Amon speaks to Malcolm Washington and Danielle Deadwyler about his feature debut THE PIANO LESSON (04:16) and we review Steve McQueen's World War II epic BLITZ (20:40), Amrou Al-Kadhi's drag queen rom-com LAYLA (43:38). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (54:01), we take a spoilerific look at Jon M. Chu's WICKED PART ONE. If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid

Episode 182: Gladiator II special with Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Fred Hechinger and Harry Gregson-Williams

Nov 17 2024 104 mins

This week, we gather for a GLADIATOR II special! Amon speaks to stars Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Fred Hechinger (08:37), and composer Harry Gregson-Williams (01:02:07), while we give our thumbs up or thumbs down on Ridley Scott’s swords and sandals sequel (36:54). And, in our HOT TAKE, we dive into some spoilers, just like those sharks diving into the Colosseum (01:19:04)

Episode 181: The Piano Lesson, Bird, No Other Land

Nov 10 2024 66 mins

This week, we review the Washington family's August Wilson adaptation THE PIANO LESSON (06:20), Andrea Arnold's latest coming-of-age drama BIRD (22:54), and Berlinale-winning Palestinian documentary NO OTHER LAND (38:20). And, in our HOT TAKE (52:03), Star Wars: Episodes 10-12 are reportedly in the works and Simon Kinberg is set to write the trilogy. We have thoughts… If you woul

Episode 180: Anora, Heretic, with Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui

Nov 03 2024 74 mins

This week, Hanna speaks to directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui about their documentary SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY (11:59), while we take a whirlwind trip through Sean Baker’s ANORA (27:17) and try to outsmart Hugh Grant in theological horror HERETIC (46:41). And, in our HOT TAKE (01:01:55), we ask why Quentin Tarantino doesn’t want to watch Denis Villeneuve�

Episode 179: Venom: The Last Dance, Emilia Pérez

Oct 27 2024 60 mins

This week, we say farewell to Eddie and his bestie symbiote in VENOM: THE LAST DANCE (8:45) and take a trip to Mexico with Jacques Audiard’s musical EMILIA PÉREZ (26:16). And, in our HOT TAKE (45:36), we ask, why can’t Marvel seem to make a Blade movie? If you would like to donate directly towards humanitarian aid in Gaza please visit https://www.map.org.uk/ https://www.saf

Episode 178: The Wild Robot, The Apprentice, with Naomi Scott and Chris Sanders

Oct 20 2024 77 mins

This week, Amon speaks to Naomi Scott about horror sequel SMILE 2 (52:46) and Chris Sanders about THE WILD ROBOT (08:31), while we review the new DreamWorks Animation (20:21) and chat THE APPRENTICE (32:29), a portrait of the early years of Donald Trump. And, in our HOT TAKE (01:01:23), on the back of Cynthia Erivo’s comments about Wicked fan edits, we discuss the role of memes

Episode 177: Timestalker, Transformers One, with Alice Lowe

Oct 13 2024 91 mins

This week, Hanna catches up with Alice Lowe about her latest irreverent comedy TIMESTALKER (11:01) plus we review the film (37:02) and Transformers origin story TRANSFORMERS ONE (52:10). And, in our HOT TAKE (01:16:19), we discuss the critique of actresses like Emma Stone who speak up about the gender disparity in Hollywood but rarely work with female directors. If you would like t

Episode 176: Joker: Folie à Deux, A Different Man, with Josh Cooley and Lorenzo di Bonaventura

Oct 06 2024 80 mins

This week, Amon talks to TRANSFORMERS ONE director Josh Cooley and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura (09:24). Then the team returns to Gotham to see if Todd Phillip's JOKER sequel, FOLIE À DEUX, was worth a revisit (31:29), and we take a sojourn to New York City for A DIFFERENT MAN starring Sebastian Stan (50:38). Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:06:30), we discuss the news that studios ar